As Ed at HotAir would say, Nuance. Fabulously lefty liberal Nobel prize economist Paul Krugman tells the lefty leaning panel on This Week that those Death Panels have been mischaracterized to scare people but in fact in the long run will save us money on ineffective care. He is of course referring to The Medicare Advisory Panel which has ultimate say in what types of procedures and drugs are covered, and oh by the way, cant be challenged. Krugman doesnt see too much wrong with this panel because, hey, theyll save us money.

Simply snugging the business end of a .22 up behind the ear of every American past the age of say, 60, and pulling the trigger would save us a ton of money, too. Is that what Krugman's really advocating for?

I've read that the people under the rule of Vlad the Impaler had very few sick and disabled people because when they got that way he killed 'em. His people were physically fit, young and employable. Talk about saving money....I've also heard that today Vlad is highly respected in Romania. Wow.

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posted on 03/29/2010 7:28:55 PM PDT
by phredo53
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I’ve always been of the opinion that the real intent of this ‘reform’ was to take away the linch pin of Medicare - no perameters or restraints were put on costs to keep elders living. Krugman’s statements confirm that belief.

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posted on 03/29/2010 7:57:17 PM PDT
by pacpam
(action=consequence and applies in all cases - friend of victory)

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